Horace Holley : Transylvania University and the making of liberal education in the early American republic /

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Outspoken New England urbanite Horace Holley (1781-1827) was an unlikely choice to become the president of Transylvania University - the first college established west of the Allegheny Mountains. In this definitive biography, James P. Cousins offers fresh perspectives on a seminal yet controversial...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cousins, James P.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, 2016.
Temas:
Holley, Horace, > 1781-1827.
Holley, Horace, > 1781-1827
Transylvania University > Presidents > Biography.
Transylvania University > History.
Transylvania University
College presidents > United States > Biography.
Présidents et recteurs d'université > États-Unis > Biographies.
EDUCATION > Higher.
College presidents
Presidents
United States
Biographies
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front cover
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1 "Great Truths"
  • 2 "Term of Severe Trial"
  • 3 "The State of Society"
  • 4 "A New Era of Literature"
  • ILLUSTRATIONS
  • 5 "Traces of Vast Design"
  • 6 "A Time of Fruitsand Flowers"
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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